Why Commercial Law firm?

[babydoll]

can anyone help please? I have to write about 200 words on why i am particularly interested in working at a commercial law firm. does anyone have any idea? (other than the fact that they make lots of money and work long hours)

i know working at commercial law firm is challenging, but then why is it challenging? and what else should i say other than challenging?

[dragon]

Think about the type of law a commercial law firm practises and the type of clients they deal with. Also think about the skills required and how that suits you.

[babydoll]

thanks for the reply dragon.

i know that in commercial law firms, they are usually involved in IPOs and M&A work, and they usually have the deals referred to by investment banks or some other independent law firms. clients are mainly multinational corporations. but what i don't really know how to address this question is that how a commercial law firms is different from other firms (second tire or third tire firms) doing corporate work? are there any significant differences?

or i would say how about a firm doing commercial litigation? are there any significant differences with commercial law firms? or those firms are also regarded as commercial law firms?

can anyone give me some directions on this?

[f1grainne]

I think you are getting confused there between a "commercial law firm" and a corporate law firm.

My firm calls itself a commercial law firm, and we don't do much (although a little) IPO and M&A stuff. Or much international. Lots of commercial property, and we have some very big retail and food-business clients, and lots of commercial litigation too. We have a strong IP/IT department and employment team, and our CoCo team are well-known for being franchising experts, and the finance work is second to that.

The question the firm want to know is, why do you want to work for businesses rather than private clients? What is your motivation and expectations for a commercial as opposed to solving problems for people in their personal capacity (family, crime, estate, etc). Business and law don't always run side by side, but can you compare and contrast and find the best solution for your client?

As for tiers, it's probably that I have no experience (being outside London) of the firm-grading you are talking about, but that makes no sense to me, especially in context of your question.

[babydoll]

Thanks very much f1grainne! i now have a clearer picture of the question now.